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Bangalore is rightfully known as the "Garden City of India". Owing to the pleasant climate and topography, greenery and the presence of many public parks and gardens. Though the city has grown in many ways, it still has retained its traditional beauty through green landscapes. Some of them have been beautified over the years. The important ones are Cubbon Park, Lalbagh and Coles Park in Bangalore.
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| One of the largest parks of Bangalore city, it is a major landmark in Bangalore contributing to various historical monuments and government buildings, and cultural/scientific institutions |
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| Coles Park, in Bangalore East is located in Fraser Town on Promenade Road. Named after a resident of Mysore, this park was created in 1914. Here, residents of the area spend many a pleasant evenings, with a bandstand where the bBand of Bangalore Rifle Volunteers play. Today the park belongs to the Municipal Corporation and has been renovated for public use.
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| This park in Bangalore's Basavanagudi locality is named after late M.N. Krishna Rao, Acting Dewan of Mysore, and is a haven for joggers, children to play. |
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| The rock is named after Kempe Gowda's watch tower that stands on it. The tower was used by his men to warn the people of intruders by a bugle call. This huge rock is 3,000 million years old. |
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| This park occupies 1,436 sq.m. Though it is a small park in Bangalore, it boasts beautiful landscaping and murals and figures in plaster of Paris. |
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| This park is situated in the heart of Bangalore and is part of the Parade Grounds on M.G Road,. The 22-acre park is dedicated to the memory of Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa, who served in the Indian Armed Forces. It was laid out in the year 1996 by the Indian Army and is also maintained by them. The park provides unique games and a play area with a military theme, enabling the children to improve their physical and mental abilities with fun and excitement. At the entrance is the 7 feet tall, monolith statue of F.M. Cariappa. The park is divided into six parts. There is a bandstand where six military bands perform every fortnight. Visitors can view the show with comfortable seating at the lush green grass around the bandstand. The other attractions include manned waterfalls, a tarzan swing, burma bridge, zig-zag tunnels, spider webs, sand pits, ponds and balance bars. This can be challenging for a toddler but definitely a treat for an adventure loving kid. |
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